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    Code

    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    EC

    Element Contractor

    In English

    ECOTA

    Economic Cooperation Organisation Trade Agreement

    In English

    ECRC

    Engineering Contract Requirements Committee

    In English

    EDRI

    European Digital Rights

    In English

    EFDA

    European Fusion Development Agreement

    In English

    EMEDCA

    European Active Medical Devices Certification Agreement

    In English

    EOB
    Europees Octrooibureau (https://www.epo.org/)

    = EPO | European Patent Office | In English
    = OEP | Oficina Europea de Patentes | In Spanish
    = OEB | Office Européen des Brevets | In French
    = IEP | Instituto Europeu de Patentes | In Portuguese
    = EPA | Europäisches Patentamt | In German

    In Dutch

    EOC

    End Of Contract

    In English

    EOPR
    Engineering Order Purchase Request

    The abbreviation EOPR (Engineering Order Purchase Request) includes the abbreviation PR (Purchase Request).

    In English

    EOPR

    Engineering Order Purchase Requisition

    In English

    EOV
    Europees Octrooiverdrag

    = CBE | Convention sur le Brevet Européen | In French
    = EPC | European Patent Convention | In English
    = EPU | Europäisches Patentübereinkommen | In German
    = CPE | Convenio sobre la Patente Europea | In Spanish

    In Dutch

    EPA
    Europäisches Patentamt (https://www.epo.org/)

    = EOB, EPO, OEP, OEB, IEP, EPA (see above)

    In German

    EPA

    Economic Partnership Agreements

    In English

    EPC

    External Power Contractor

    In English

    EPC
    European Patent Convention

    = EOV, CBE, EPU, CPE (see above)

    In English

    EPHOS

    European Procurement Handbook for Open Systems

    In English

    EPL

    Eclipse Public License

    In English

    EPLA

    European Patent Litigation Agreement

    In English

    EPO
    European Patent Office (https://www.epo.org/)

    = EOB, OEP, OEB, IEP, EPA (see above)

    In English

    EPO
    Europäische Patentorganisation

    = EPO | European Patent Organisation | In English
    = ΕΟΔΕ | Ευρωπαϊκός Οργανισμός Διπλωμάτων Ευρεσιτεχνίας | In Greek

    In German

    EPO
    European Patent Organisation

    = ΕΟΔΕ (see above)

    In English

    EPR
    Engineering Purchase Request

    The abbreviation EPR (Engineering Purchase Request) includes the abbreviation PR (Purchase Request).

    In English

    EPU
    Europäisches Patentübereinkommen

    = EOV, CBE, EPC, CPE (see above)

    In German

    ER

    Exploitable Results

    In English

    ERPA

    Emission Reduction Purchase Agreement

    In English

    ESSC

    Engineering Support Services Contract

    In English

    EUCD

    European Union Copyright Directive

    In English

    FCCP

    Firm Contract Cost Proposal

    In English

    FCEI
    Facility Contract End Item

    The abbreviation FCEI (Facility Contract End Item) includes the abbreviation CEI (Contract End Item).

    In English

    FCEI

    Facility Contractor End Item

    In English

    FCP

    Firm Cost Proposal

    In English

    FEPC

    Flight Equipment Processing Contractor

    In English

    FEVAD

    Fédération des Entreprises de Vente À Distance

    In French

    FEVAD

    Fédération du E-commerce et de la Vente À Distance

    In French

    FG

    Foreground

    In English

    FICPI

    Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle

    In French

    FIST

    France Innovation Scientifique et Transfert

    In French

    FPC

    Fixed-Price Contractor

    In English

    FV

    Force de Vente

    In French

    GAICPI

    Groupe d'Action Interpol contre la Criminalité de la Propriété Intellectuelle

    In French

    GATT
    General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

    = ГДТЦ | Генерален Договор за Трговија и Царини | In Macedonian
    = ГАТТ | Генеральное соглашение по тарифам и торговле | In Russian
    = แกตต์ | ความตกลงทั่วไปว่าด้วยการค้าและภาษีศุลกากร | In Thai

    In English

    GCT

    Gestion du Contrat de Travail

    In French

    GDN
    Gestion Numérique des Droits

    = DRM | Digital Rights Management | In English

    In French

    GESAC

    Groupement Européen des Sociétés d'Auteurs et Compositeurs (www.gesac.org)

    In French

    GFAP

    General Framework Agreement for Peace

    In English

    GGD

    Goudreau Gage Dubuc (www.ggd.com)

    In many languages

    GICT

    Gestion Individuelle du Contrat de Travail

    In French

    GLC

    Generator Line Contractor

    In English

    GOCO

    Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated

    In English

    GPF

    Grant Agreement Preparation Form

    In English

    GPL

    General Public License

    In English

    GenePAST

    Gene Patent Application Search Tool

    In English

    HABM
    Harmonisierungsamt für den Binnenmarkt (http://oami.europa.eu)

    = OHIM | Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market | In English
    = OHMI | Oficina per a l'Harmonització del Mercat Interior | In Catalan
    = OAMI | Oficina de Armonización del Mercado Interior | In Spanish
    = UAMI | Ufficio per l'Armonizzazione nel Mercato Interno | In Italian
    = OHMI | Office de l'Harmonisation dans le Marché Intérieur | In French
    = IHMI | Instituto de Harmonização do Mercado Interno | In Portuguese

    In German

    HADOPI

    Haute Autorité pour la Diffusion des Oeuvres et la Protection des droits sur Internet

    In French

    HGB

    Handelsgesetzbuch

    In German

    HIC

    Hardware Integration Contractor

    In English

    IA
    Interface Agreement

    The abbreviation IA (Interface Agreement) is included in the abbreviation IAD (Interface Agreement Document).

    In English

    IAD
    Interface Agreement Document

    The abbreviation IAD (Interface Agreement Document) includes the abbreviation IA (Interface Agreement).

    In English

    ICC

    Interface Control Contractor

    In English

    ICMT

    Intercontract Material Transfer

    In English

    ICPO
    Irrevocable Corporate Purchase Order

    The abbreviation ICPO (Irrevocable Corporate Purchase Order) includes the abbreviation PO (Purchase Order).

    In English

    IDSO

    Interdivisional Sales Order

    In English

    IDTA

    Interdivisional Technical Agreement

    In English

    IEP
    Instituto Europeu de Patentes (https://www.epo.org/)

    = EOB, EPO, OEP, OEB, EPA (see above)

    In Portuguese

    IFBS

    Institut zur Förderung von Brandschutz und Sicherheit

    In German

    IFCAI

    International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions

    In English

    IGEPA

    Internationale Gewerkschaft im Europäischen Patentamt

    In German

    IHMI
    Instituto de Harmonização do Mercado Interno (http://oami.europa.eu)

    = HABM, OHIM, OHMI, OAMI, UAMI, IHMI (see above)

    In Portuguese

    IHV

    Independent Hardware Vendor

    In English

    IIPA

    International Intellectual Property Alliance (https://iipa.org/)

    In English

    IM

    Innovation Manager

    In English

    IMFPA

    Irrevocable Master Fee Protection Agreement

    In English

    IMPI

    Instituto Mexicano de la Propriedad Industrial (www.impi.gob.mx)

    In Spanish

    INNORPI

    Institut National de la Normalisation et de la Propriété Industrielle

    In French

    INPADOCDB
    International Patent Documentation Data Base

    The abbreviation INPADOCDB (International Patent Documentation Data Base) includes the abbreviation DB (Data Base).

    In English

    INPI

    Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle

    In French

    IP

    Intellectual Property

    In English

    IPC

    Integrated Procurement Control

    In English

    IPC

    International Patent Classification

    In English

    IPCA
    Integrated Projects Consortium Agreement

    The abbreviation IPCA (Integrated Projects Consortium Agreement) includes the abbreviation CA (Consortium Agreement).

    In English

    IPIC

    Institut de la Propriété Intellectuelle du Canada (www.ipic.ca)

    In French

    IPIC

    Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (www.ipic.ca)

    In English

    IPO
    Intellectual Property Office

    The abbreviation IPO (Intellectual Property Office) is included in abbreviations such as IPOS (Intellectual Property Office of Singapore), SIPO (State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China), IPOPHL (Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines) and SIPO (State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia).

    In English

    IPOPHL
    Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines

    The abbreviation IPOPHL (Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines) includes the abbreviation IPO (Intellectual Property Office).

    In English

    IPOS
    Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (https://www.ipos.gov.sg/)

    The abbreviation IPOS (Intellectual Property Office of Singapore) includes the abbreviation IPO (Intellectual Property Office).

    In English

    IPR

    Intellectual Property Rights

    In English

    IPRC

    Intellectual Property Rights Committee

    In English

    IPRP

    International Preliminary Report on Patentability

    In English

    IRPI

    Institut de Recherche en Propriété Intellectuelle (www.irpi.ccip.fr)

    In French

    ISC
    Industrial Support Contractor

    The abbreviation ISC (Industrial Support Contractor) includes the abbreviation SC (Support Contractor).

    In English

    ISPG

    Information Services Procurement Group

    In English

    ISPL

    Information Services Procurement Library

    In English

    ISR

    International Search Report

    In English

    ISSA

    Interservice Supply Support Agreement

    In English

    ISV

    Independent Software Vendor

    In English

    JASRAC

    Japanese Society for Rights of Authors (https://www.jasrac.or.jp/)

    In English

    JOA

    Joint Operating Agreement

    In English

    JPO

    Japan Patent Office (https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/)

    In English

    JSS

    Journal Spécial des Sociétés (https://www.jss.fr/)

    In French

    K2E-PAT

    Korean to English Patent Automatic Translation

    In English

    KBAC
    Kennedy Booster Assembly Contractor

    The abbreviation KBAC (Kennedy Booster Assembly Contractor) includes the abbreviation BAC (Booster Assembly Contractor).

    In English

    LGPL

    Lesser General Public License

    In English

    LKV

    License Key Verification

    In English

    LOC
    Launch Operations Contractor

    The abbreviation LOC (Launch Operations Contractor) includes the abbreviation LO (Launch Operations).

    In English

    LPS

    Lingway Patent Suite

    In English

    LSA

    Launch Services Agreement

    In English

    LSC

    Launch Services Contract

    In English

    LSC

    Launch Services Contractor

    In English

    LSIC

    Launch Support Integration Contractor

    In English

    LSIC

    Launch System Integration Contractor

    In English

    LSOC
    Launch Support Operations Contractor

    The abbreviation LSOC (Launch Support Operations Contractor) includes the abbreviation LSO (Launch Support Operations).

    In English

    LSSC
    Launch Site Support Contractor

    The abbreviation LSSC (Launch Site Support Contractor) includes abbreviations LS (Launch Site), LSS (Launch Site Support) and SC (Support Contractor).

    In English

    MBAC
    Marshall Booster Assembly Contractor

    The abbreviation MBAC (Marshall Booster Assembly Contractor) includes the abbreviation BAC (Booster Assembly Contractor).

    In English

    MIPR
    Military Intergovernmental Purchase Request

    The abbreviation MIPR (Military Intergovernmental Purchase Request) includes the abbreviation PR (Purchase Request).

    In English

    MOA

    Memorandum Of Agreement

    In English

    MOIP
    Monda Organizo pri Intelekta Proprieto (https://www.wipo.int/)

    = WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organisation | In English
    = WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization | In English
    = OMPI | Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété Intellectuelle | In French
    = OMPI | Organizaţia Mondială a Proprietăţii Intelectuale | In Romanian

    In Esperanto

    MPC

    Material Procurement Cost

    In English

    MPIIN
    Modification Procurement Instrument Identification Number

    The abbreviation MPIIN (Modification Procurement Instrument Identification Number) includes abbreviations PII (Procurement Instrument Identification) and PIIN (Procurement Instrument Identification Number).

    In English

    MPR
    Mockup Purchase Request

    The abbreviation MPR (Mockup Purchase Request) includes the abbreviation PR (Purchase Request).

    In English

    MS-LPL

    Microsoft Limited Public License

    In English

    MS-LRL

    Microsoft Limited Reciprocal License

    In English

    MS-PL

    Microsoft Permissive License

    In English

    MS-RSL

    Microsoft Reference Source License

    In English

    MSA

    Major Subcontract Administrator

    In English

    MSA

    Material Subcontract Administrator

    In English

    MUA

    Materials Usage Agreement

    In English

    MUA

    Mutual Usage Agreement

    In English

    MUAHAG
    Military Usage and Harmonization Advisory Group

    The CECC/UG MUAHAG (Military Usage and Harmonization Advisory Group) has promoted the use of the CECC system for the procurement of electronic components for military applications by: - formulating procedures for the choice and procurement of electronic components; - preparing lists of preferred components for military usage; - receiving reports from national military procurement agencies on their experience of implementation of the CECC system; - providing feedback to the appropriate CECC WGs on any shortcomings observed in CECC specifications, or in the national or international implementation of the CECC system.

    In English

    NAEB

    National Association of Educational Buyers

    In English

    NAEP

    National Association of Educational Procurement (https://www.naepnet.org/)

    In English

    NAFTA

    North American Free Trade Agreement

    In English

    NDA

    Non-Disclosure Agreement

    In English

    NEAPI

    Núcleo de Estudos e Análise de Propriedade Intelectual

    In Portuguese

    NGA

    Negotiated Greenhouse Agreement

    In English

    NPC

    NASA Procurement Circular

    In English

    NRTA

    Natural Resources Transfer Agreement

    In English

    NSIPP

    National Security Interests in Personal Property

    In English

    OAMI
    Oficina de Armonización del Mercado Interior (http://oami.europa.eu)

    = HABM, OHIM, OHMI, UAMI, IHMI (see above)

    In Spanish

    OAPI
    Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle (www.oapi.wipo.net)

    = AIPO | African Intellectual Property Organization | In English

    In French

    OBAC

    Office Béninois d’Authentification et Anti-Contrefaçon

    In French

    OCC

    Office of Contract Compliance

    In English

    OCVV
    Oficina Comunitària de Varietats Vegetals (www.cpvo.europa.eu)

    = CPVO | Community Plant Variety Office | In English
    = OCVV | Office Communautaire des Variétés Végétales | In French

    In Catalan

    OCVV
    Office Communautaire des Variétés Végétales (www.cpvo.europa.eu)

    = CPVO (see above)

    In French

    OEB
    Office Européen des Brevets (https://www.epo.org/)

    = EOB, EPO, OEP, IEP, EPA (see above)

    In French

    OEP
    Oficina Europea de Patentes (https://www.epo.org/)

    = EOB, EPO, OEB, IEP, EPA (see above)

    In Spanish

    OEPM

    Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas (www.oepm.es)

    In Spanish

    OFCC
    Office of Federal Contract Compliance

    The abbreviation OFCC (Office of Federal Contract Compliance) is included in the abbreviation OFCCP (Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs).

    In English

    OFCCP
    Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp)

    The abbreviation OFCCP (Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs) includes the abbreviation OFCC (Office of Federal Contract Compliance).

    In English

    OHIM
    Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (http://oami.europa.eu)

    = HABM, OHMI, OAMI, UAMI, IHMI (see above)

    In English

    OHMI
    Oficina per a l'Harmonització del Mercat Interior (http://oami.europa.eu)

    = HABM, OHIM, OAMI, UAMI, IHMI (see above)

    In Catalan

    OHMI
    Office de l'Harmonisation dans le Marché Intérieur (http://oami.europa.eu)

    = HABM, OHIM, OAMI, UAMI, IHMI (see above)

    In French

    OLAF

    Office européen de Lutte Antifraude

    In French

    OML

    Open Methodology License

    In English

    OMPI
    Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété Intellectuelle (https://www.wipo.int/)

    = MOIP, WIPO, OMPI (see above)

    In French

    OMPI
    Organizaţia Mondială a Proprietăţii Intelectuale (https://www.wipo.int/)

    = MOIP, WIPO, OMPI (see above)

    In Romanian

    OPA

    Other Procurement, Army

    In English

    OPCP

    Oficiul de Plăţi şi Contractare PHARE

    In Romanian

    OPIC

    Office de la Propriété Intellectuelle du Canada (www.opic.ic.gc.ca)

    In French

    OPO

    Offre à Prix Ouvert

    In French

    ORA

    Opérateur Régional des Achats

    In French

    ORANO

    Opérateur Régional d'Achats Nord-Ouest

    In French

    ORMP

    Office Rwandais des Marchés Publics

    In French

    OSC

    Operations Support Contract

    In English

    OSD

    Open Source Definition

    In English

    P&C

    Procurement and Contracts

    In English

    P&SM
    Procurement and Subcontract Management

    The abbreviation P&SM (Procurement and Subcontract Management) includes the abbreviation SM (Subcontract Management).

    In English

    PA
    Procurement Appropriations

    The abbreviation PA (Procurement Appropriations) is included in the abbreviation APA (Army Procurement Appropriations).

    In English

    PAE

    Patent Assertion Entity

    In English

    PC

    Permis de Construire

    In French

    PCCN

    Provisioning Contract Control Number

    In English

    PCCP
    Preliminary Contract Change Proposal

    The abbreviation PCCP (Preliminary Contract Change Proposal) includes abbreviations CCP (Contract Change Proposal) and CP (Change Proposal).

    In English

    PCO
    Principal Contracting Officer

    The abbreviation PCO (Principal Contracting Officer) includes the abbreviation CO (Contracting Officer).

    In English

    PCO

    Procuring Contracting Office

    In English

    PCO
    Program Contracting Officer

    The abbreviation PCO (Program Contracting Officer) includes the abbreviation CO (Contracting Officer).

    In English

    PCO
    Procuring Contracting Officer

    The abbreviation PCO (Procuring Contracting Officer) includes the abbreviation CO (Contracting Officer).

    In English

    PCT

    Patent Cooperative Treaty

    In English

    PDC

    Procurement Document Change

    In English

    PDP
    Procurement Data Package

    The abbreviation PDP (Procurement Data Package) includes the abbreviation DP (Data Package).

    In English

    PDRD
    Procurement Data Requirements Description

    The abbreviation PDRD (Procurement Data Requirements Description) includes abbreviations DRD (Data Requirements Description) and DR (Data Requirements).

    In English

    PDRD
    Procurement Data Requirements Document

    The abbreviation PDRD (Procurement Data Requirements Document) includes abbreviations RD (Requirements Document), DRD (Data Requirements Document) and DR (Data Requirements).

    In English

    PDRL
    Procurement Data Requirements List

    The abbreviation PDRL (Procurement Data Requirements List) includes abbreviations DRL (Data Requirements List) and DR (Data Requirements).

    In English

    PE

    Préjudice Esthétique

    In French

    PGOC

    Payload Ground Operations Contract(or)

    In English

    PHC

    Patent Holding Company

    In English

    PI

    Proprietà Industriale

    In Italian

    PI

    Procurement Item

    In English

    PII
    Procurement Instrument Identification

    The abbreviation PII (Procurement Instrument Identification) is included in abbreviations such as MPIIN (Modification Procurement Instrument Identification Number) and PIIN (Procurement Instrument Identification Number).

    In English

    PIIN
    Procurement Instrument Identification Number

    The abbreviation PIIN (Procurement Instrument Identification Number) is included in the abbreviation MPIIN (Modification Procurement Instrument Identification Number), and it includes the abbreviation PII (Procurement Instrument Identification).

    In English

    PLA
    Propriété Littéraire et Artistique

    The abbreviation PLA (Propriété Littéraire et Artistique) is included in the abbreviation CSPLA (Conseil Supérieur de la Propriété Littéraire et Artistique).

    In French

    PM

    Procurement Management

    In English

    PMC

    Procurement Method Code

    In English

    PO
    Purchase Order

    The abbreviation PO (Purchase Order) is included in abbreviations such as APO (Automated Purchase Order), BPO (Blanket Purchase Order), POC (Purchase Order Closeout), POCN (Purchase Order Change Notice), POR (Purchase Order Request) and ICPO (Irrevocable Corporate Purchase Order).

    In English

    POC
    Purchase Order Closeout

    The abbreviation POC (Purchase Order Closeout) includes the abbreviation PO (Purchase Order).

    In English

    POCN
    Purchase Order Change Notice

    The abbreviation POCN (Purchase Order Change Notice) includes abbreviations CN (Change Notice) and PO (Purchase Order).

    In English

    POR
    Purchase Order Request

    The abbreviation POR (Purchase Order Request) includes the abbreviation PO (Purchase Order).

    In English

    PQA
    Procurement Quality Assurance

    The abbreviation PQA (Procurement Quality Assurance) includes the abbreviation QA (Quality Assurance).

    In English

    PQC
    Procurement Quality Control

    The abbreviation PQC (Procurement Quality Control) includes the abbreviation QC (Quality Control).

    In English

    PQE

    Procurement Quality Engineering

    In English

    PR
    Purchase Request

    The abbreviation PR (Purchase Request) is included in abbreviations such as EPR (Engineering Purchase Request), MIPR (Military Intergovernmental Purchase Request), MPR (Mockup Purchase Request) and EOPR (Engineering Order Purchase Request).

    In English

    PR
    Procurement Regulation

    The abbreviation PR (Procurement Regulation) is included in the abbreviation PRD (Procurement Regulation Directive).

    In English

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